Approach for track-scales.



H. J. ROBIGHAUX. APPROACH POR TRACK SCALES. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17, 1912.

1,057,881. Patented Apr.1,1913.

HENRY EQBIGAUX? GF PHNEX, ARIZONA.

Arraoacrr non reach-scams.

Application ie September 17, 1912. Serial No. 720,831.

and us fr jin'proyernentsin Approaches for and do nerebydeclare the to rowing to he nlhV clear, and `exact deription of theinyention, such as Willienaile others skilled in the art to which it to niake anc use 'the saine.

inple and highly etiicientrneans :for avoiding the jar or shock usually eX- a railway car passes onto or scales, and a. further ohject is i incans which may he applied to existing tracks'and scales and which Wiil not require any speciai bearings orother Fittings and hence` Will'be inexpensive as productive oi'g'rcat saving in Wear and te r.

ln the accompanying'drawings, Figure 1 is a rienY in perspective, with parts broken away. .i2 is a transverse section at the end et the approach track rail. Fig. 3 is a yieW of the ease rail.'

in car. j ont my intention, the Whe-els ot a car coninience to rise as they near the ends ot' the approach track railsand gradually continue to risejnntil, they pass the ends ot the approach raiis when they begin to lower until they are 'wholly taken up by the scale track.y Y

"Ehe, means i believe to be. heet adaptable lo cwrying ont my invention, and which i have shawn as embodying my ideas7 consists in an ease rail l which holted to the' anproach rail Q, the treads 'cf the two rails being' nnitforin at the inner endof the ease rail and troni this ooint the tread 3 of the latter gradually rises to the point t which adjacent to the endet the approach rail, aal troni this point to the end' the tread 'he ease rait is incre sharplyinclined7 'treinc end terminating beneath the the scale track rail. The ease rail ooited or otherwise aiiixed to the ap-A proachiraih but is not vin anyway fastened scale rail, hence leaving the scale free and teli Without hindrance from the ease rail. I also preferably torni'that porthe ease rail Which parallels the aprail with an oset which 'tits hetroni tra ck Ainary Object ot' this inyention iste,

twecnthe tread vand base of themapproach rail, thereby strengthening theeasc rail.v

rlhe' advantages oi niy invention will' be, readily appreciated. It Will he noted that no special Afittings 'are necessary. and that by the int-3ans, described when the car Wheels lea-ye the approach railsfthe-scale rail will be depressed to the maximum extent.

l ciairn` as iny invention: l. in combination With a scale track and an approachtrack7 the sca-le track beingdisot the ease rail being gradually raised .relav tiveiy tothe approach rail and then gradnally' lowered in reference to the scale track railythe'endiot the caserail extendingbeloir the tread of the scale track rail.'

Qncornbinationwith a scale traclrand 75. l

an approach track, the scale trackbeing disconnected troni and movable relativelyto tl approach. track, an ease raili'iziediy se c'- ed adjacent to the approach trackv and extending lengthwise of but not connected to the scale track a short distance, the tread or" the ease rail at one end being iinsh with that of the approach rail Tand gradually 1aed to point adjacent to' the en'd of the approach rail and then gradually lowered to a point below the tread of the scale track rail. l l

il. in combination with a scaletrack and 'an approach track, an ease rail iixedlyse-A cared adjacent to the approacl track and extending lengthwiseof the' scale track-a short distance, the tread of thev ease .rail at one end'being Hush with that of theapproach rail vand gradually raised to a. point adjacent to the end ofthe 'approach rail Vand 9S then gradually lowered toa point below the tread of thescale track raihtheend ot1 the ease rail'not being connected to the scale track rail. I

lntestiniony whereof, I, havesigned this 100 specification in the presence of two sbscribing Witnesses.

,'.HENRY J. ROBICHAUX.

L. H. RUART,

" J. J. Sweeney.

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